Articles by John Upton

John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.

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Silly New York town board drops ban on talking about fracking

The leaders of Sanford, N.Y., barred citizens from speaking about fracking during public meetings -- until a lawsuit scared them into respecting free speech.

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Keystone XL opponents dominate raucous Nebraska hearing

More than 1,000 people converged on a Nebraska town to tell the State Department what they think of plans to build the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Court rescues Belizean coral from offshore oil drillers

Belize's Supreme Court overturned government contracts that would have allowed a spectacular reef area to be drilled for oil.

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Peabody Energy screwing former coal workers out of health care

Peabody created a spinoff company that took on the liability to provide health care for its retired workers. Now the spinoff has declared bankruptcy.

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